Guyana News

Olufemi Crawford, the 12-year-old girl who was reported missing since last Wednesday, has been reunited with her family.

A Yarrow Dam construction worker, accused of wounding another man, was remanded to prison yesterday after making an appearance before a city court.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison by a city court after it was alleged that he assaulted an 11-year-old.

A young McDoom fisherman, brought before a city court on three counts of breaking and entering and larceny, was remanded to prison after he pleaded not guilty to the charges yesterday.

An East Ruimveldt man was yesterday fined after he admitted to stealing a man’s phone because he was financially frustrated.

An arrest warrant was today issued for self-professed drug lord Barry Dataram and his common-law wife Anjanie Boodnarine after they were a no-show at a hearing scheduled for a ruling on whether they have to lead a defence in their trial for the alleged possession of 284 lbs of cocaine.

ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC-Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr.Keith Mitchell said he resigned as Chairman of Caricom’s sub-committee on cricket governance because he was angered by the behaviour of “a couple of our leaders in the region”.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- While T20 superstar Andre Russell is attempting to dodge a two-year ban from the sport, the Jamaica Anti-doping Commission (JaDCO) says he violated a whereabouts clause through negligence.

Smart City Solutions (SCS) is almost ready to roll out its first parking meter in Georgetown; however when the controversial parking platform comes on stream it will not be under the direction of Guyanese Ifa Kamau Cush but Amir Oren, an American.

Former minister of public works Robeson Benn believes that government’s decision against renewing the lease for pilot Khamraj Lall’s hangar at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) was not justified or fair and is tantamount to the return to the days of the “expropriation of private property.”

A 17-month-old boy drowned on Sunday after he wandered off while playing in his yard and fell into a trench some 30 feet away from his home.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday lobbied scores of Commonwealth magistrates and judges for their support for Guyana’s efforts to resolve its border controversy with Venezuela via a juridical settlement.

Emphasising that the judiciary is independent from the executive, acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Justice Carl Singh yesterday urged judges and magistrates to “firmly but politely resist” political pressure and not allow themselves to fall prey.

Two prisoners escaped yesterday after being put to clean the exterior of the Lusignan Prison compound.

A Bahamian man was yesterday charged with the murder of Guyanese educator Marisha Bowen, who was found dead in her Nassau Village apartment almost two weeks ago.

A Mocha-Arcadia business was robbed yesterday of an undisclosed amount of cash and valuables by armed bandits who pretended to be customers.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says the evidence clearly shows that the water well in the compound of the Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QAII) at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt belongs to the Guyana Water Inc.

While Government has secured funding of US$1 million for the rehabilitation of the Moco Moco Hydropower Station in Region 9, it would only be able to satisfy 40 per cent of the needs of Lethem.

As a $14 million remedial operation begins on the Canal Number One and Two roads, Regional Chairman Julius Faeber believes that instead of doing “patchwork” the authorities should recap the entire road.

Accused of stealing almost $200,000 in goods and cash a man was on Friday granted reasonable bail after the prosecution’s explanation of what occurred.